Swedish technology

Floater designs

GVA, a specialist in floating units, has capabilities ranging from conceptual design to naval architecture, structural design, marine, and drilling systems. The company provides turnkey support from a project’s earliest stages, during operation, or later when upgrade or conversion work is required. GVA has experience in major vessel conversion projects involving semisubmersibles and FPSOs. Its services also include research and development, and consultation and project management support.
www.gvac.se

Heavy offshore forgings

Kohlswa Gjuteri is a Swedish steel foundry specializing in manufacture of high grade and stainless cast steel components for anchoring and mooring systems. Casting weights range from 100-8,000 kg (220-17,637 lb). Products include shackles, ram plates, swivels, tri-plates, connecting links, towing pins, propeller blades, and hub bodies. The company is approved by ABS, DNV, LRS, BV, and Achilles.
www.kohlswagjuteri.se

Galley, laundry equipment

Loipart Group supplies galley, pantry, and laundry systems for offshore and marine projects, providing heavy-duty equipment to suit the rough conditions at sea. The company regularly commits resources to improvements in areas such as hygiene, ergonomics, design, and safety.
www.loipart.com

Mooring chain

Ramnäs Bruk provides high-performance anchor chain for demanding offshore mooring systems. Ramnäs has 40 years of experience in the sector, based on a long history of chain manufacturing. The company’s steelworks manufactures and supplies the high-grade steel for its chains, and this facility also has developed the alloys and characteristics for the company’s grade 5 chain, which comes with a five-year quality warranty.
www.ramnas.com

Special steels and alloys

Sandvik manufactures products in advanced stainless steels, special alloys, metallic and ceramic resistance materials for drilling and production applications, as well as process plants and sorting systems. The company produces tubular and bar and high-integrity pressed-powder metallurgy products, along with wirelines and welding products in engineered materials. For the oil and gas industry, it offers a range of duplex, superduplex, hyperduplex, and other advanced materials which are extremely resistant to corrosion by salt and aggressive chemicals that can threaten offshore operations.
www.sandvik.com

Diesel engines

Volvo Penta is transferring the latest common rail diesel engine technology to the offshore and marine environment. It offers electronically and mechanically governed 3-16 liter (183-976 cu in.) engines with power outputs from 110-750 hp (81-552 kW) for propulsion applications, combined with generating sets in the range 62-470 kWe (78-588 kWA). These systems are fully compliant with the latest emission requirements, and are designed for high performance and economic fuel consumption. The company has recently introduced ATEX-compliant engines for Zone 2 oil and gas applications.
www.volvopenta.com